ACTIVE POOR Compliance

The Children's Garden, A Place To Bloom

5965 BABCOCK RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78240

License #874632 | Expires: Dec 4, 2007

Day Care Center
Type
136
Capacity
27
Inspections
22
Violations

Compliance Summary

6
Critical
12
Serious
3
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Sep 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 25, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Aug 13, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
May 12, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 8, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Jan 27, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Sep 27, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 8, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Jan 31, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 29, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Nov 15, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 8, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 3, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 27, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Apr 25, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Jan 11, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 15, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 6, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Aug 3, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 3, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 4
Feb 9, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 26, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jan 17, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Sep 13, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 31, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Mar 16, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 1, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

Five of the nine caregiver files reviewed did not have training certificates in Medication Administration, Food Allergies, and Hazardous Materials available for review.

Corrected: Sep 8, 2025

Serious Corrected

In a room with a specified age group of 12-17 months, there were six children with one caregiver. Noted: this was corrected during inspection when the youngest child was moved to another room to accommodate ratios.

Corrected: Aug 25, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The director's file did not have a training certificate in Food Allergies available for review.

Corrected: Sep 8, 2025

Serious Corrected

One of the 10 children's files reviewed did not include necessary information for their listed emergency contact; address.

Corrected: Jan 31, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Three of the ten children's records did not include a physician signed statement of health after 12 months of enrollment.

Corrected: Feb 10, 2025

Serious Corrected

The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on the reunification process for children and parents/authorized individuals.

Corrected: May 22, 2024

Serious Corrected

Three of the ten children's files reviewed did not include a current immunization record.

Corrected: May 22, 2024

Serious Corrected

Two children's files did not include emergency contact information (addresses) for their listed emergency contact.

Corrected: May 22, 2024

Serious Corrected

The emergency preparedness plan did not include information for how care will continue in the event of an evacuation of the operation.

Corrected: May 22, 2024

Serious Corrected

The emergency preparedness plan did not include information for how children 24 months and younger/ children with limited mobility will be transported to designated location or alternate shelter location.

Corrected: May 22, 2024

Critical Corrected

A child was observed in a restrictive device for 30 minutes. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the child was removed from the bouncer.

Serious Corrected

After diapering, a caregiver was observed to not wash their hands. Noted: Employee washed hands once it was brought the her attention.

Minor Corrected

The composite structure of the playground was observed to have a shelf and another climbing structure in the use zones. Noted: This was corrected at inspection when the equipment was removed out of the use zones and given its own use zones.

Serious Corrected

A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 5 years old was observed to have 23 children with one caregiver. The maximum group size for one caregiver for this specified age group is one caregiver to 22 children. Note: The operation moved two children to a different classroom, and there were two children that were picked up for the day.

Critical Corrected

It was determined that there was a child that was left on the van for 15 minutes.

Critical Corrected

It was determined that the electronic child safety alarm in the van, that was used to transport children, was not properly working.

Critical Corrected

It was determined that proper procedures for unloading the van were not completed, after a child was left in the vehicle unattended.

Critical Corrected

It was determined that a caregiver neglectfully supervised a child when the child was left on the transportation vehicle for 15 minutes.

Serious Corrected

There were multiple tears in the diaper changing table located in the infant classroom.

Serious Corrected

Three children files did not have current immunization.

Serious Corrected

The file for the infant room caregiver was reviewed during inspection and was missing training on SID's and Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Critical Corrected

The child safety alarm in van #1 did not sound off when the van was turned off. The child safety alarm beeps when the vehicle is turned on, but not when turned off.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.